Third Millennium

Author and host: Anna Sargsyan

In this rapidly changing modern world, an individual faces the issue of self-expression, while the societies need new identity marks. The ever-lasting question that always concerned humanity, universal values are tested in every society in its unique way and require solutions from each individual separately.

“Post-Soviet Armenian Reality”, “Collective Memory”, “Knowledge and Information”, “Lessons of Independance”, “Language and Self-Cognition”…. All these are the topics that are discussed with merited and young scientists, artists and priests in the pavilion of Third Millennium.

The TV series were first created in 2005. In 2011, it won the annual award of Yerevan Press Club for developing the culture of dispute

The issue of independence and autonomy didn’t circumvent the church over the centuries. What is independence for the church, why did the Armenian Church fight for its independence? The topic is discussed by Rev. Fr. Shahe Ananyan, the Director of the Inter-Church Relations Department of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and Doctor of Historical Sciences Vahe Torosyan.

How viable are the “soviets” in our public life, how is the soviet-time man repositioning him/herself in sovereign, independent country? What do the post-soviet and desoviet mean? Sociologist Zhanna Andreasyan and ethnographer Gayane Shagoyan discuss the topic. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.

What are our relationships with the outer world built upon – on civilization or value basis, or real politik? The topic is discussed by political expert Ruben Mehrabyan and intercultural communication expert Areg Tadevosyan. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.

Independence is an opportunity to speak your own language, your own position to the world. Did or does the independent Armenia utilize this opportunity? International relations expert Anahit Shirinyan and political scientist Armen Grigoryan discuss the topic. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.

Many would agree that we live in a complex region. Does this directly condition our security doctrine? Orientalist Vahram Ter-Matevosyan and publicist Artur Aleksanyan discuss the topic. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.

What is rule of law? Why the right to free and transparent elections is considered a fundamental right? Do Armenian citizens enjoy this righttoday? Human rights advocate ArtakZeynalyan and lawyer Tigran Yegoryan discuss the topic. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.

What message does the architecture of the independence period contain? What values are fulfilled in modern architecture and urban development? Architect Garegin Yeghoyan and urban developer Sarhat Petrosyan discuss the topic. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.

Independence also means achieving to the recognition of your own rights, demarcation of the bounderies of personal space. These processes entail conflicts, and conflicts in their turn stress the issue of security. How do we see the solution of Karabakh conflict and what security warrants do we look for? The topic is discussed by political scientist Alen Ghevondyan and specialist in conflict management Artak Ayunts. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.

How does the collective objective to achieve independence form itself? Why does the efficient ooganization and development of our independent state become so difficult, what mentality and axiological issues does it have to do with? The topic is discussed by candidates of philosophical sciences Henrik Grigoryan and Karine Yaralyan. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.

How can we learn to be independent? What was our understanding of independence in 1990-ies, and what’s our attitude today? The topic is discussed by ethnographers Lusine Kharatyan and Arsen Hakobyan. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.

Does the content and organization of public education clearly show that we have independent, autonomous, democratic and social state school? The topic is discussed by cul6tural anthropologist Satenik Mkrtchyan and teacher Arsen Vardanyan. The conversation is hosted by Anna Sargsyan.